The Ultimate 4-2-3-1 (Possession Football)

The intended purpose of this tactic is to keep the ball and patiently wait for a chance to strike, i only had very few players with passing and teamwork above 15 so don't worry about that too much, this will work brilliantly against teams that have weaker\slightly better midfield than yours so don't try to outplay Barca\Madrid for example with this tactic when you're coaching a mid-table\top team in a weaker league because it is highly unlikely that this will work if their midfield is far superior.

This tactic allows wing backs to advance and wingers to stay narrow crowding the midfield and making a lot of passing options, it uses a very high defensive line to close the gaps between the defense and midfield and make it easier to keep the ball. Your 2 most creative players are supposed to be the DLP and the Attacking Midfield as they are the only 2 who have the freedom to make risky passes. I also recommend using a 3rd creative player for Central Midfielder or at least someone with 15+ passing to minimize the risk of miss passes.

I prefer a complete forward for this tactic as his presence always results in more goals but a False 9 or a DLF should also work fine.

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